Board of Inland Revenue

Constitution

The Board of Inland Revenue is constituted under section 3 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. It has the Financial Secretary as its Chairman and 4 other appointed members, of which only one can be a Government official. Its Secretary is a Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue. The Board operates independently of the Inland Revenue Department.

Functions

To prescribe -

• Returns to be used for property tax, salaries tax , profits tax and personal assessment or the form of the returns
• Rates of annual allowance for depreciation on machinery and plant
• Procedures relating to applications for refunds and relief, appeals procedures, and, miscellaneous matters as authorised

Membership

Chairman

The Honourable Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBS, MH, JP

Financial Secretary (ex officio)

Members

Commissioner of Inland Revenue (ex officio)

Mr. LO Wai-pak, Weber
    Chief Executive Officer 
    Hang Lung Group Limited
    Hang Lung Properties Limited
    Appointed to the Board on 1 March 2018

Ms CHAN Yiting, Bonnie
    Head of Listing
    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
    Appointed to the Board on 1 September 2017

Ms CHUA Suk-lin Ivy
    Partner
    Crowe (HK) CPA Limited
    Appointed to the Board on 1 June 2023

Secretary

Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue

Enquiry

Commissioner's Unit, Inland Revenue Department

Telephone : 2594 5002